Angle float



A'Oct. 25, 1927. 1,646,649r

y J. P. KRIEGL l AAAAAAAAA T right angles.

Patented O'ct.`25, 1927, Y i' UNITED STAT ANGLE 'moer-.IL

Appneanonnia sep'ceniter 27,1926.V serial No. 137,931.

My invention'relatesfto toolsfor'plaster-V l ersl use in plastering houses, andthe like purpose, and is specially designed for'use inthefangleswhere the sidewalls join, lor. where the ceiling and side walls join in the angle atthe ceiling. In the past it` has been the practice to nish o each side'separat'ely,v

andwin/V finishing one side, there is lalways the danger of disturbing" anotherninished sideby' ,scraping'or 'dragging the tool against such other Side. f

The object ofvmy invention isv to provide a tool which will finish up the angle, remov ing any excessof mot-ar, and onevwliich will finish the two adjoining wallsat the same Y time, therebydoing double duty, and vover-` coming any danger of injury to one wall While the other is being finished.V

With the above and other b] invention, but donot wishA to be Aconfined to .the identical torm and constructionjshown e herein, as vit may be vwidely varied toV meet diferent l requirements, without departing' fromthe spirit of V'my invention. In accompanying illustrations, in wh1ch"'l1`ke Figure 3 is aV cross section taken along the` line y-fz/ of Figure 1. ,Y y

' Figure 4 is a side view Vof my angle float. In the accompanying drawings, I have shown one embodiment of my invention for use by plasterers for finishing in the angles on plastered walls, where all of the angles are right angles. Vhile the body portion may be'of any suitable material, I have shown one in which the body portionl 1 is made of wood, with a handle 2 attached at the top for holdingit while in use.' The',l two working sides 3 and 4v in the `float shown, are at right angles for nishing vin right angle corners, 'as most ofthe angles'in building constructionare made to meet at At the edge 5 where'the two sides 3 and 4 meetl I have attached the ,removable metal piece A6. This metal piece 6 hasv edge beveled to conform, to the angle Tformed, bythe two sides 8, and 4, and

jects in view', which willmore particularly app-ear in the following specification, have shown-andy described herein one embodiment of ymy said" reference v,indicate rthfen'vsame its 'portion .may be of any suitable 'sia'e ES! PATENTiforrice .f 1 l`JOHN 1. Keinen on ivrinwnknn, WISCONSIN; I'

and, shape, and may be attached to-.S'faid portion 1 by means 'o`f"rivets ,4 pins, 'screwSQIQ- other suitable means. This metal piece 6 has the advantage of wearing morev slowly than the'pwood' and 'forms a" sharp 'exact angle 4vand retains it for 'a' considerable i length-l 'of time.Y At any time that it becomesjVv worn so that it does notgive satisfa,ctQrjZ` results, it maybe removed, andfanewstrp, inserted to takeits place'.v I V At one. end'of my float, as' at 7 I have preferably 'rounded off theY workngsides 3 'and 4 where ytheyform an edge in inleetin'g,l

the said end 7,"and by thisconstruetion,

find that the wall may be finishedwithoutVV the 'float' leaving any, marks, ,or seoring'forl draggingeifects as is donewhen the end has the sidesexactly at right angles'as wouldb'e toform the shape herein shown.

Atthe end 8 Ihave cut away the case if'theseportions.werenotcutavvay the' anni@ and PPP, Portions .Off the @Heras Shown folmlrigtwofaces 9 and/lQfWhiCh llilelethe Working sides 3 and `4` at an acute "angle yat Handi-,12, and which. form asharp'point4 where these edges .me'et'gthe working edgeI I havey preierably 'c'overed this with .metal offsuitablej thickness to jiproteet A,ijf +from weer, as 14.. ThisV naar-hassle added` advantage `of .forming sharper angles'. n l at the edges 11 and 12,. andar thefpo'intia removed and replaced by another piece in l case it should become worn sufciently to require such repair. A `f While ,I have `'shown float as nonstructed of wood rwith its edges protected by removable metal portions, it will be apparent that said float may be constructed entirely of metal if desired, either solid, or

ormedbetween sidesan'd `4, at thepontff nefs; f Y

im) Y Y l hollow, .and that said float, if'built-in Vthe shape shown by me, will do the work'equally well. Although the lioatwhich I have `shown has its working sides 8 and4 atanV 'angle-of'90o,lit will b'eapparent that spe- Y. cial floats may be constructed with'less or f greater` angle, to nish in corners yWhere the angle between the walls is less orfgreaterf than the 9W'j 'angle found moet frequently 1n. branding' censtructionfi, In use I 'indthat my inn and quickly finish both walls `where two kwalls meet, and leave it perfectly smooth,

with a clean sharp corner. Where the three v walls meet at the ceiling, the end 8'is used to clean up the corner, and I find that this easily and quickly removes all surplus mor tar, and finishes the corner smoothly and` quickly, two walls at a time, and leaves the corner clean and sharp. Thus my `ioat has the vadvantage of finishing two sidesv at a time, where it has been customary to finish each-side separately, and therefore my tool doesfthe workfmuch more rapidly, and I find it does it better, also byy leaving the corners sharp, it permits the finishing coat to be finished sharp in the corners Without danger of therst coat showing through, as would be the case ifcthe corners were filled up partially yor rounded, instead of-being clean and sharp.

Having thus described ymy invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pate `nt,`is;the following 1.- In a tool for` plasterers use, an anglel float having two yoperating sides `at thev required angle, with the sides rounded off at one end, the reverse end being recessed and a'met-al insert removably fitted in. the recessed end, substantially as shown and described; e l' f `2.`[n a Vdevice-'of the class described, an angle float consisting of a body portion having!A two Voperating 'sides at the required angle, a removable insert yalong the edge f where `the two sides Vmeet having its outer edge beveled to 'conform to the angles of said' operating sidesrrand a handle attached *atei the top, substantially asV shown and de;-v

scribed.

al they class describedV an 4E. An angle ioat for plasterers use, hav-I ing the body portion cut away at one end to'n form acute angles at the edges where the ends meet the operating sides substantially` as shown and described.

l5. An angle float having one end cut away,l

to'form acute angles at-'the edgesand point where the ends meet the sides, and the sidesy cut away to ,round off the edges where the sides'meet the reverse end, substantially as Y shown-,and described.v

y6. An angle float having oneend cut awayy to form acute angles where the endsrmeei the sides, a removable plate coveringl said end, and a removable insert at the edge where the two working sides join, substantially as shown and described. Y

7 An angle float for plasterers use, hav`-1 ing ltwo 4uvzorking sides disposed at the required angle, a metal insert at. .the edge` where the two sides meet, onev end cutaway i i to form acuteangles where the ends meet the sides,'a metal cover for said end, the

sides at the reverse end being rounded off as Shown. .c y s i ,l Y

In vtestimony whereof, I have the foregoing specification.Y

JOHN PQ 'Keinen duly signed' 

